Automobile signaling device



a. KEELING.

AUTOMOBILE SIGNALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.23, I920.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

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AIJTOMOBILE SIGNALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-23. I920.

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- GEORGE 'KEELING. OFNEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

AUTOMOBILE STGNALING- DEVICE.

I T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, G ORGE KEELING, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven,'in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Signaling'Devices, of which the following isa specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings This invention relates to an automobile Signaling device, and more particularly to the construction of a casing that efiiciently retains ,the lights, or lamps, so as to. easily expose signs, or signals, of the device.

The object of the invention is the construction of a device, which will easily and efficiently expose words or signals and at the same time will illuminate the license tag, or

fiith this and other objects in view, my.

invention comprises certain novel combinations, arrangements, and constructions, as

will be hereinafter fully described, illus-' trated in the accompanying drawings, and

more particularly pointed out in the appended claims. I t

In thefdrawings: v

' Figure 1 is a view infront elevation of the 3 device, showing the same as itappearsat tached to the rear mudguard of a motor vehicle, while Fig. 2 IS an end'view in elevation of the 7 same.

v Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the device. Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4-11, Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a sectional'view taken on line 5-5, Fig. 3, and looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. '6'is a back or rear view of the device. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the central U-shaped divisional member. I

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the horizontaldivisional member.

Fig. 9 is a view of the blank, forming a back member andpart ofthe side and bottom portions of the device.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of one of the end members.

Fig. 11 is a plan viewof the front member prior to folding.

Specification of Letters Patent. PatentedNov. 9, 1920.

3 Application filed January 23, 1920. Serial No. 353,399.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1

designatesa mud guard of a motor vehicle, to which is secured a bracket 2, and the bracket 2 is attached to the back plate 3.

The back plate 3 is provided with elon-- gated slots 1, nearits lower edge, by means ofwhich the license tag 5 may be attached; the ordinary bolts or rivets can be passed through the tag 5, upon the back plate 3.

Theback plate 3 is fastened to the back plate 6 of the casing, and this back plate is provided with an aperture 7, through which the feed wires 8 are passed or threaded and thence are connected to the lamps; these wires 8 are'electrically connected to the bat-- tery or generator of the vehicle upon which the device is supported.

The back plate 6 is folded along the line 9, Fig. 9, and is provided with two bottom por tions 10; the bottom portions 10 are separated by an open portion 11.

I A central U-shaped divisional member 12 is employed, which member is provided with a lamp-receiving aperture 13 in its body registering with asimilarly constructed ape 13 formed in the horizontal divisional member 14.; this'member 14 is provided with downwardly-extending flanges 14, engaging the inner face of the end members hereinafter described. The inverted U shaped divisional member 12 is provided with outwardly extending horizontallypositioned feet 15, which feet 15 rest under the inner ends of the bottom portions 10, Fig. 3. I provide a pair of end members 16, and each member includes (Figs. 3 andlO) a vertical inner end 17 which is provided with an inwardly-extending foot 17. Integral with the upper end of each end 17 is an angular portion 19. The foot 17 rests upon the top of the horizontal divisional member 14;. The lower outer end 18 of at right angles to the back plate or member 6. The portions 6 rest on the angular part of the member 16, and element (17 on the hat upper portion.

In the inner ends 17 of the end members 16 are apertures 20, through which the wires 8 can extend to the lamps that are supported upon the sleeves 21 positioned in the apertures 22 of the horizontal divisioi'ial member 14. Another sleeve 21 is positioned in the registering apertures 13 and 13 so that a lamp is supported within the central compartment constituted by the U-shaped divisional member 12, and this lamp casts its rays down upon the license tag, as its compartment in which it is positioned has an open bottom.

A hinged cover 23 is supported, at 24, upon the upper edge of the baclr plate 6 and clo, over the top and front of the casing which is divided up into compartments by means of the end portions of the baclr member 6, the end members 16, the U-shaped inverted member 1.2 and the horizontal divisional member 14.

The cover is provided with any suitable words or warnings, and the compartments 25 at the ends of the device are behind the words Left and Right, whereas, the central compartment, constituted by the 5 shaped member 12, is behind the red glass 26-the danger signal-on the cover besides the lamp in the compartment formed by the U-shaped member, illmninatiin the red glass 26, it will illuminate, as stated, the license tag 5.

The upper compartment 27 is provided for containing the lamp that illuminates the word Stop formed in any suitable man ner on the cover 23.

The cover 23 is provided on its lower edge with an inwardly-extending flange a, which flange 6" extends under bottom portions 10. (Fig. 4.)

I provide a spring catch 28 for normally holding the cover 23 in a closed position upon the body of the casing.

It is to be understood from the foregoing description that I have provided a casing, including a peculiarly constructed central compartment that is directly behind the red light signal of the device, and which co1npartment is provided with an open bottom so that the light then can shed rays upon the license tag; further, the device inclr a casing eol'nprising ieeuliarly construct end. members, a central U-shap d memb r and a horizontal divisional member, dividing the casing up into compartments, in each or which compartments is an electric lamp that sheds its rays through suitable signaling means formed upon. the cover of the casing.

YVhile I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention and have illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minor changes or alterations S l L may appear to one skilled in the art to which t is invention relates and I, therefore, rethe right to make such alterations or as shall iairly fall within the spirit ope of the appended claims. hat I claim is:

device oi the class described, the m of a back member provided with ntai. integral bottom portions sepaby an open central portion, a central mem or engaging ie inner ends of the botiortions producing an open bottom comnent, eml members engaging the back a lun'izontai divisional. member onits ends the end members, said a, bottom portions, central member, enu members and i szontal divisional n'wu'iber prmlucing (-oinpa' means in said comparti ents tor U111] ing the same, 1d a cover on, said back member, and prov d with means constituting a sign or signal in trout oi. the compartments to be m ilayed by the illuminating means in said o:nnpartments.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a back provided with forwaidly-extending bottom portions separated by a central open portion, end members provided with vertical inner ends, said vertical ends terminating at their lower ends in inwardly-extending feet, a horizontal. divislmal member having its ends positioned against the end members, said foot of the end members resting upon the horizontal divisional member, a U-shaped divisional memging the horizontal divisional mom- 7 c provided with feet, said last-mew feet extending under the inner ends or the bottom portions, illuminating means supported upon one of said end members, horizontal member and U-shaped member, and a cover provided with means constituti g a sign or signal which the illuminating means may illuminate.

3. In a device oi the class described, the combination of a casing including angle end members, a horizontal divisional member en gagin the end members, an inverted divisional member engaging the horizontal divisional member, said inverted divisional member constituting an. open-bottom compartment, said end members, horizontal divisional member and inverted. divisional member producing independent compart ments in the casing, a cover upon the casing and. closing the compartments except that produced by the inverted divisional member, said cover provided with indicating or sig- Laling means registering with the com bait ment of the casing, and illuminating nieans in the compartments behind said indicating or signaling means.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a back member provided with integral forwardlyextending bottom pormember,

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tions separated by an open central portion, said back member also provided with integral top portions bent at right angles thereto, end members provided with verticalinner ends and with angular outer portions, the top portions of the back member resting upon the angular end portions of the end members, a horizontal divisional member engaging the ends of the angular portions of the end members, said horizontal member positioned against the inner face of the end portions of the back member, an inverted U-shaped member engaging the horizontal member and having its ends engaging the inner ends of the bottom portion, said end members, horizontal member and U-shaped member, together with the end portions of the back member producing compartments, a hinged cover attached to the back member and provided with indicating or signaling means in front of said compartments, and lamps in said compartments illuminating the indicating or signaling means of the cover.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a back member provided with integral bottom, end and top portions, a horizontal member engaging at its ends the upper end of the end portions of the back member, a central inverted member secured against the horizontal member to the inner ends of the bottom portions, angular end members resting upon the horizontal memher and under the top portions of the body portions of the back member, said end members, horizontal member, inverted member and bottom and end portions of the back member constituting compartments, a cover providedwith indicating or signaling means in front of and closing upon the front of said compartments, and illuminating means in said compartments behind the indicating or signaling means of the cover.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix-my slgnature.

, GEORGE KEELING. 

